82R9077 ALL-F
 
  By: Eiland H.B. No. 2280
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the composition of the permanent advisory committee to
  advise the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding the
  implementation of the ad valorem tax exemption for pollution
  control property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 11.31(n), Tax Code, is amended to read as
  follows:
         (n)  The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall
  establish a permanent advisory committee consisting of
  representatives of industry, appraisal districts, taxing units,
  and environmental groups, as well as members who are not
  representatives of any of those entities but have substantial
  technical expertise in pollution control technology and
  environmental engineering, to advise the commission regarding the
  implementation of this section.  At least one member of the advisory
  committee must be a representative of a school district or junior
  college district in which property is located that is or previously
  was subject to an exemption under this section. Chapter 2110,
  Government Code, does not apply to the size, composition, or
  duration of the advisory committee.
         SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
  of this Act, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall
  appoint one or more representatives of school districts or junior
  college districts in which property is located that is or
  previously was subject to an exemption under Section 11.31, Tax
  Code, to the permanent advisory committee established under
  Subsection (n) of that section, as amended by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.